Thèze
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Thèze (INSEE 04216) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC du Sisteronais-Buëch. Population 268 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 29.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 17,504 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.44 | 5 | 2.21 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES CHARPENTIERS (THEZE)). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES CHARPENTIERS (THEZE) | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 222 (2012) → 268 (2023): 20.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 130 (1990) → 268 (2023): 106.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 183, of which 27.9 % second homes and 7.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Poët): 3.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Laragne-Montéglin): 7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Laragne-Montéglin): 8.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Laragne-Montéglin): 8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Thèze): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 42 days a year at or above 30 °C and 129 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LA MOTTE DU CAIRE weather station, 8.7 km away at 665 m; the village itself is at 573 m. [11]
The village sits 92 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.21 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LA MOTTE DU CAIRE, 8.7 km away at 665 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 92 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 814 mm of rain a year, spread over 84 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA MOTTE DU CAIRE, 8.7 km away at 665 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04216/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04216/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04216/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04216/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05103
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05070
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04216
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parnoy-en-Bassigny | 52 | 411 km N | 273 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belvianes-et-Cavirac | 11 | 341 km SW | 270 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Soulages-Bonneval | 12 | 252 km W | 293 | 28.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ancerviller | 54 | 474 km N | 245 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Alzen | 09 | 387 km W | 262 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 16 % · humidity 86 % |
| Poligny | 05 | 43 km N | 338 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poligny | 05 | 43 km N | 338 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soulages-Bonneval | 12 | 252 km W | 293 | 28.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belvianes-et-Cavirac | 11 | 341 km SW | 270 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Alzen | 09 | 387 km W | 262 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 16 % · humidity 86 % |
| Parnoy-en-Bassigny | 52 | 411 km N | 273 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ancerviller | 54 | 474 km N | 245 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Thèze's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochebrune | 05 | 25 km NE | 195 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Robine-sur-Galabre | 04 | 29 km SE | 301 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valserres | 05 | 25 km NE | 289 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bâtie-Montsaléon | 05 | 21 km NW | 304 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Claret | 04 | 6.5 km NE | 298 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaumeilh | 04 | 4.5 km SE | 270 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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